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The House on Rye Lane

The House on Rye Lane
  • Author(s): Susan Allott
  • Location(s): Peckham
  • Genre(s): Psychological Thriller
  • Era(s): 2008 back to 1843

They thought they’d found their dream home. They were wrong. 2008. The house Maxine and Seb have just bought was a bargain – a huge Georgian townhouse on the edge of Peckham Rye, it needs a lot of work...

The Lido

The Lido
  • Author(s): Libby Page
  • Location(s): Brixton
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): Contemporary

Meet Rosemary, 86, and Kate, 26: dreamers, campaigners, outdoor swimmers… Rosemary has lived in Brixton all her life, but everything she knows is changing. Only the local lido, where she swims every day, remains a constant reminder of the...

The London Restoration

The London Restoration
  • Author(s): Rachel McMillan
  • Location(s): London
  • Genre(s): Historical, Fiction
  • Era(s): Around WW2

From author Rachel McMillan comes a richly researched historical romance that takes place in post-World War II London and features a strong female lead. Determined to save their marriage and the city they love, two people divided by World...

The Lonely Londoners

The Lonely Londoners
  • Author(s): Sam Selvon
  • Location(s): London
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): 1950s

Atmospheric London of the 50s when Trinidadians started to come to England – from the sunny homeland to the grey pavements of England. This is the story of lives and experiences, in a Creole voice.

The Lost Garden

The Lost Garden
  • Author(s): Helen Humphreys
  • Location(s): Devon, London
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Historical
  • Era(s): WW2

It’s Spring 1941 and London is being destroyed by the Blitz. Gwen Davis, a young horticulturist, leaves the city for the Devon countryside. In charge of a troop of Land Girls, her job is to rebuild the grounds of...

The Low Road

The Low Road
  • Author(s): Katharine Quarmby
  • Location(s): London, New South Wales, Norfolk
  • Genre(s): Historical, Fiction
  • Era(s): 1800-1830

Norfolk, 1813. In the quiet Waveney Valley, the body of a woman – Mary Tyrell – is staked through the heart after her death by suicide. She had been under arrest for the suspected murder of her newborn child....

The Making Of Mrs Petrakis

The Making Of Mrs Petrakis
  • Author(s): Mary Karras
  • Location(s): Cyprus, London
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): 1960 - 1990

Cyprus in the run up to the civil war of the 1970s… the threat of it hangs in the atmosphere like a fine mist. A terrible thing, war. Against this backdrop of war and violence, the island’s inhabitants make the best...

The New Mrs Clifton

The New Mrs Clifton
  • Author(s): Elizabeth Buchan
  • Location(s): Clapham, Berlin, London
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Historical
  • Era(s): Post World War Two

As the Second World War draws to a close, Gus Clifton, having been working with the interrogation teams in Germany and out of touch with his family, surprises his sisters at their home. But an even greater shock is...

The Night Visitor

The Night Visitor
  • Author(s): Lucy Atkins
  • Location(s): The South of France (Le Midi), London, Sussex
  • Genre(s): Thriller
  • Era(s): Contemporary

Professor Olivia Sweetman has worked hard to achieve the life she loves, with a high-flying career as a TV presenter and historian, three children and a talented husband. But as she stands before a crowd at the launch of...

The Nowhere Man

The Nowhere Man
  • Author(s): Kamala Markandaya
  • Location(s): South London, India
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): 1960s

A story of racial violence on the streets of south east London in the 1960s. First published in 1972, the book still has contemporary resonance. Features an extensive new introduction from Paris Review columnist Emma Garman. Srinivas, an elderly...

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